Fireproof building construction



A. P. WARD.

FIREPROOF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 1, 1917.

1,391,352. PatentedSept. 20,1921.

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FIREPROOF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

I APPLICATION FILED OCT. I, I917.

D STATES PATENT OFFIC -i j ALFRED P/WARD, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

v FIREPBOOF' BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONi To all whom it may concern:

Building Construction, of which the following is a specification.

'The present invention relates to fireproof building construction of that type wherein a skeleton frame of reinforced concrete or steel is usually erected, and wherein subsequently, the walls and partitions are built around and over the skeleton frames The invention moreparticularly relates to that class of fireproof construction wherein knock-down forms are usually employed for setting up the cementitious arts, such as the. columns and beams, and as for an object to. provide an improved method and means for producing permanent forms for retaining the cementitious columns and beams. during their setting. 7

Another aim of the present invention is to? provide, a building structure having cementitious parts, and having its permairnent parts so initially assembled as to pro- ."vide permanent. forms for the cementitlous gpartsh The invention further aims at the 1 provision of building and wall construction wherein the columns and beams may be molded and set directly into the wall structure so as to become firmly united thereto and become, practically, an integral part thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to peculiarly construct a wall to provide the necessary forms, or the major portions thereof, for retaining the columns and beams -while setting, and by means of whichthe knock-down form may, to. a

large extent, be eliminated.

, A still furtherobject of the present invention is to provide a novel means for supporting/a cementitious beam directly against the wall elements whileQthe beam is a setting to cause the beam to, mold itself into andbecome a part of. the wall-v structure. Yariou other objects and. advantages of accompanying drawings wherein:

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 20, 1921,

Application filed October 1, 1917. Serial No. 194,220.

this invention, as well aS- the above, will be morespecifically brought out in the follow- 1ng detailed description of the present embodiment, the same being illustrated in the Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a portion of a fire-proof wall constructed according tothe present invention, andillustrating thearrangement of the parts to provide a mold or form for the cementitious beams and columns adapted to form a part of the wall, the structure and arrangement being according to the present invention.

Flg. 2 is a horizontal section taken through the wall showing the permanent parts thereof arranged to provide the forms" for the cementitious columns, some of the forms being'left open at their-inner sides, and the dotted lines showing the proposed inner faces of the columns.

Fig. 3 is a similarview disclosin 'the wall parts are indicated by similarnumerals of reference throughout the several views, one form or type of wall is disclosed, the same 1 being of the hollow tile structure.

The wall comprises abody portion formed of a plurality of hollow tiles lO'which are assembled in abutting relating in the usual manner, and which are provided with a facin 11 of brick or the like. Q

il rOm Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be noted that the tiles 10 are arranged in sepa rate rows, the rows being spaced-apart endwise to provide therebetween spaces 12 of suitable width for accommodating columns 13 adaptedv to beformed between the spacedapart ends of the tiles." When' the column 1 3 isto be substa ntially rectangular in crosssection and to have the same depth and width, the tiles 10 arranged at the corner of the wall may be brought into contact-at their inner adjacent corners, as shown at 145 to entirely inclo'sej the column space and vprovide .a permanent form between the facing 11 and the body. portion of thewall.

t how the e m r be 9? inclosure.

The columns 13 are of any suitable cementitious material which may be poured into the column openings'13,.and are preferably provided with vertical steel reinforcmg rods 16 which are bonded togetherby the hooping 17, or the like, and about which When the-height of aflooring has been reached, the laying up of the 'tile'bjody is discontinued and the brick'facing 11 is laid up to a height above the tiles'10 equal substantially to the thickness of the floor. The tiles 10 are now covered with a relatively heavy water-proofing paper 18 or other substance which is capable of supporting a cementitious mass on top of the tiles, and almock-down or removable form board 19 is placedwith its lower edge overlapping the inner faces of the topmost tiles 10 to form, above the body portion of the walland on top of the supporting; layer -18.,a' form or space between the board 19 and the facing 11. It will be noted from Fig. .1, that the-columns 13 terminate at their upper ends substantially flush with the u per edges of the top row of tiles 10. owever, the knock-down portions 15v of the column forms are continued upwardly and form. a part of the mold board 19.

The board 19 and the form sections 15; are

supported in any suitable well-known mantner,.and 1t snot, deemed necessary to illustrate the supporting means 1n connection with this invention. The'cementitious body is now poured into the space between the board 19and the facing'11,and molds itself into the crevices between the bricks of the' facing 11, and into the top of the uppermost row of tiles 10. This latter poured body of cementitious materiaL when set, provides supporting beams forthB'fiOOIiIlQ. or the like, and causes the beams to conformto the top of the wall and tobecome a part of thevertical 'cementitious columns which have already been poured. I w

By thus first erecting the wall, and arranging the tile and brick units thereof in such relation as to provide permanent forms for the columns and beams, the latter are caused to mold into the permanent parts of the forms and become united integrally therewith.

Itris of course understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the construction of the wall or building, and

. I the tiles may be arranged in any suitable manner, the main object of the invention being to so arrange the. tiles and the facing V of the wall as to provide the permanent forms or openings intowhich the cementitious columns and beams may be poured. It isto be furtherunderstoodlthat' these changes and modifications are restricted only by the scope of the following claims,

I claim:

1. In wall construction, the combination of a plurality of'tiles laid up with vertical spaces between the facing ends of certain of the tiles-,a brick facing laid up against the outer sides of said tiles and across said 1s poured the cementitlous mass for forming the columns. a

vertical spaces to close the same, and poured cementitious elements moldedin said spaces between the tiles 'andtheibrick." V ,7 i

2. In building construction, the combination of a plurality of tiles laid up with vertical spaces} between the facing ends of certain of the tiles, a brick-facing laid up against the outersides of said tiles and across said spaces to cl se the same, saidbrick facing being extended above the top row of tiles, cementitious columns poured into saidvertical spaces and molded against said tiles and bricks, and horizontal'beams of,

poured cementitious material molded upon the top row of tiles and againstthe extended portion of said brick'facing,

3. In wall construction, tiers of blocks formed of superposed individual blocks and the tiers being longitudinally spaced apart to provide vertical openings between adjacentends of certainof the blocks and with l said openings extending, throughout the height of the wall, and a facing of'brickarranged against the "outer sideof said tiers of blocks and across said openings, to close the outer sides the'reof,and poured columns of cementitious material filling said openings between the tiers of blocks'andadhering to the adjacent blocks and to the inner facesof said bricks toprovide supporting columns in the Wall and to bindsaid blocks and said' bricks together. A V a i r a, In building construction, the combination of aplurality of tiles laid up with tended above the top row of tiles, a layer of vertical spaces between the facing ends of V supporting material'uponl the upper facesgof the uppermost of said tiles, cementitious columnspoured into said vertical sfpacesr and molded against said tiles and bricks, and horizontal beams of pouredcementitious'material molded upon said supporting layer abovethe top row' of tiles and against the.

extended portion of said brick facing.

5. In a iwall"constr'uction, tiers of blocks "formed of -superposed individual blocks, the

tiers being longitudinally spaced apart'to provide vertical openings extending" the en tire height of the tiers of blocks, and a iao I facing of brick arranged against the outer formed on the upper surface of the tiers of side of said tiers of blocks and across said blocks and columns, the cemcntitious maopenings to close said openings, and extendterial adhering to the blocks and to said 10 ing above said blocks to form a ledge, and facing of bricks to bind said blocks and 5 poured columns of cementitious material bricks together.

filling said openings between said tiers of blocks, and beams of cementitious material ALFRED P. WARD. 

